Table 5 Effect of different weed control treatments on yield traits of potato plants during 2018 season
From: Comparison of safe weed control methods with chemical herbicide in potato field
Treatments | 2018 season | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Average of tuber weight (g) | Tuber fresh weight/plant (g) | Tuber diameter (cm) | Tuber length (cm) | Total yield (ton/ha) | Specific gravity (g/cm3) | |
Rice straw mulch | 193.2 | 667.2 | 7.30 | 11.97 | 38.50 | 1.220 |
Wheat straw mulch | 194.1 | 681.7 | 740 | 12.32 | 42.65 | 1.032 |
Cheeseweed straw mulch | 197.4 | 689.3 | 7.65 | 12.65 | 42.91 | 1.059 |
Salix straw mulch | 185.2 | 655.3 | 7.00 | 11.80 | 36.68 | 1.018 |
Guava leaf straw mulch | 190.7 | 645.1 | 7.07 | 11.75 | 36.45 | 1.007 |
Banana leaf straw mulch | 211.7 | 719.8 | 8.45 | 13.42 | 43.30 | 1.115 |
Black plastic mulch | 218.3 | 725.7 | 8.49 | 13.51 | 43.87 | 1.118 |
Metribuzin | 195.3 | 685.7 | 7.82 | 12.87 | 41.25 | 1.075 |
Hoeing (twice) | 201.2 | 709.2 | 7.07 | 12.09 | 42.55 | 1.102 |
Unweeded check | 151.3 | 475.2 | 5.40 | 8.75 | 24.40 | 1.118 |
LSD 0.05 | 3.1 | 15.2 | 0.39 | 0.95 | 1.63 | NS |